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22 Cards in this Set

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'cognizant
aware, knowledgeable, informed (adj.)
deign
to think it appropriate or suitable to one's dignity to do something; to condescend (v.)
con'trite
regretful for some misdeed or sin; plagued by a sense of guild; thoroughly penitent (adj.)
ab'struse
extremely difficult to understand (adj.)
ca'nard
a false rumor, fabricated story (n.)
'decorous
well behaved, dignified, socially proper (adj.)
'efficacy
the power to produce a desired result (n.)
'cynosure
the center of attraction, attention, or interest; something that serves to guide or direct (n.)
a'ffront
an open or intentional insult; a slight; (n.) to insult to one's face; to face in defiance, confront (v.)
'desiccated
thoroughly dried out; divested of spirit or vitality; arid and uninteresting (adj.)
'captious
excessively ready to find fault; given to petty criticism; intended to trap, confuse, or show up (adj.)
machi'nation
a crafty, scheming, or underhanded action designed to accomplish some (usually evil) end (n.)
pre'empt
to seize upon to the exclusion of others, take over or appropriate; to be presented in a place of, displace (v.)
fa'cade
the front or face of a building; a surface appearance (as opposed to what may lie behind) (n.)
e'thereal
light, airy, delicate; highly refined; suggesting what is heavenly (rather than earthbound) (adj.)
'putative
generally regarded as such; reputed; hypothesized, inferred (adj.)
o'pprobrium
disgrace arising from shameful conduct, infamy; contempt, reproach (n.)
sim'plistic
highly oversimplified, simpleminded (adj.)
'mesmerize
to hypnotize; to fascinate, enthrall (v.)
en'gender
to bring into existence, give rise to, produce; to come into existence, assume form (v.)
'ghoulish
revolting in an unnatural or morbid way; suggestive of someone who robs graves or otherwise preys on the dead (adj.)
in'congruous
not in keeping, unsuitable, incompatible (adj.)